New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-04
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.


cr,,ppr,Nc AMERICAN TRADE WITHOUT LAW.
Old laws empowered Postmaster-Cencrai 10 cohN"''
for coast and river mail lines paying what he judged
propcr but for ocean service allowed him TO pay ons
sca postage to foreign and sea ""'
inland postage 10 American
naid for coast service were from
g. IN cents NOR mile in 1855 actually costing Sooo'
600. but for ocean service only one-nan ceh' I" =
cents per mile: in 1885 s326,735 paid ior al o.e"'
:eryice. OF which only S4G,0OO was 10 american w.
SETS Rates no inducement to establish 'lh's ~.
foreigners had none, or bettor lines. 'A"o,
seru,y, better and independent American hhe' Ne ,
ordered Postmaster-Ccncra to adverusefor propo'.
and contract with American vessels ZOE "o'
cents per nile. ,-,,
A VILE EXCUSE AND VILER SIR ~
Postmaster General Was refused to opey ui'' ~"
ON ground added appropriation s5oooU WOu'' 49,
cover existing service if nobody should BID peio" IN
HIGHEST limit Companies took away that excuse oS
Offering to take mails for 20 cents until oohsross
should vote more. but Villas refused to anveruSe "
contract as law required, or to pay moro than
cents per letter Most companies reiusea was w
dared II conspiracy to force him to obey the Iaw
js5 Auc. l. Tr 2 Then arranged new service, D1 9
great delays and Interruptions CAUSED Shins
heavy loss and angry protests were reGne'lt I'LL.
mails by way OF France took two weeks ioh nar
Australian mails had been 90 Ia DAYS d gSnF Ensh
Int Villas srnt them by Ensond and d t' seryce as
serious Blow to industry" and held overriding Of law
by Villas nexcnsahle S3i sept Tdc , by Maritime
ASSOCIATION, sept %. Tr. .. Havana mails sent 70
Kew West and thence by fishing vessels ESQ, OF Hsft
rrcat delav resulting: tug first engaged broke sh.it,
second met with accident sohOoncrs and fishing snacKs
followed mail arriving from to 10 aays TON Sfcnces
c TS 20 .c TR not d.ecnt examination schedule
Oct T. Tr. ., showed many imEortahIn spnartmeHt
maei important instructions to es Mn,ter sent at
.saHT iupf IN
that service was satisfactory Mr. lICwItt now May nat
said nrgtIon Nv ttuents by hundreds have
been writing to me and asking me carrIed With reg
MARTY and DISPATCH English tramp stearSt bsrs nj
poyed by Villas dump United states hS adrstSed to
consul reached Panama, but consul and British took
refused to Tecf bS,ca e" &C. an July ' 70, s.
spoytING on FOREIGN NATIONS.
Government collected 100000 for foreign man
.,.,oo and refused to spend 100000. pshono'0
o,tomrts If department to hide facts reDuheu ny W.
ut awc alone make money out OF it. more 'n,h
,be 100000 proposed to be paid say os sn Of
,hc ennsrrtcndcnt % Foreign Mails to hln! =.
actual amount This m9ney uDf hom nv we hold it in
frst for whatl For the extension Of postal iae
ties wherever find occasion cong; WI. IN
.eh,mlpanc condition OF sponging on other nations
~ tho world" said Mr. Hewitt. and be qloten Ie6ci
Of Rel
nero begging use OF Mexican subsidized line ana
Mey lean agents 70 take malls from NcN-i Oh poa
Office to Mexico Cong kecor 90, Ma in ncnoratic
House that Via gave notice vote for senate abPro
priaon $4,000 for ee,tsr maa May 49, Tr q
and tins under partisan lash appropriation defeated
cong. Record May II, p 1885.
PARTISAN AND POOR SERVICE.
Conduct PostoHce Department shamefully partisan.
vilass secret circular suggesting to Democrats that
fathful lie would turn them out upon complaints mat
they had been offensive partIsans. "a. Mar. II, IL
I shameless changes which followed in great number.
noted under appointments like case of applicant ut
webster CITY Iowa who represented postmaster 10
he' offensive partisan got appointed was proved t.
have been FAR more offensive partisan himself. and
according TO Villas report. 50. oct l.. 5 there
were 2374I postmaters APPOINTED, inc "roc NUN .ht
no moro appointments werr TO he made for suspended
mon hut ot OF six next nominated four Of That
sort and eight in the next batch SO oct. o. Tr. D.
Conduct Of service marked by frequent COMPLAINTS
PcaroG cnnrEsa with ny Pnae ana pos
Office arraigned by Civil Service Association and ser
vcc throughout Indiana DECLARED disgraceful Dy Assoc
citation Of that state AZ PHILADELPHIA postolice new
nan forgot combination and costly safe broken open
ann ri9e 49, sept g. IT. AZ . GSIsse NC po an
him sIoo finally notice came that he was not really
f Dss. g. a TT: 1 49, '"A "'' 100
A LUMBER JoB.
Personal conduct OF Villas charged with bad faith
by Representative Frederick OF Iowa &c. Dec. 4. Tr
Q Villas has pecunlarv interest In Superior Lumber
Company Employe of company, Gregory, appointed
Indian agent vice republican removed at Chippewa
reservation. Villas Luu Dor Company. at work near
reservation. begins logging Indian lands.
taking or 3O.OOO.0O0 feet Of pine and paving for
stumpage only $3.50 against 5000 TO 800 per
900 feet. the usual market price. Democratic
rescntatlvc causes Investigation INSPECTOR sent out
"a dined and DELAYED BY Gregory: at logging
camps have vanished when he arrives. Inspector
reports finding violation OF law, Spoliatlon OF
. and II, TT. ..